Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-01-20
Death of Father and Daughter.

the body would arrive at the paterDa
D mansion Oh Thursday, and the funera
occur on Friday, but owing to the feebit
condition of the father, the sad news oi
his daughters death had not been com
mUnicated to him. But although on the
, brink of the border land, with true
fathers devotion. he was concerned
about the welfare of his loved one, " be
was far away, and on Wednesday eve
ming he inquired of his daughter if they
had heard from Maggie, and about heT
health. He was put off with the statement
that possibly his SOn-in. law, Mr.. GitfiD,
would get some news while in Wheeling
next day. Apparently apprehensive that
all was not well, promptly on the return
of MI GIffin be again inquired about
Maggie, when he was informed that
there was "bsd news as she gone ?" he
inquired, and candor compelled the an
swer that she was dead. He received
the news with composure. 1t was no
ticed before the sad word was impaired
to him that Mr.. Brown was growing
weaker. and continued to grow weaker
during the day. The separation was
brief. The lifeless body of the daughter
was in the home which was once made
merry by her childish prattla, and unde
whose roof she grew into young woman
hood, and plighted her love to him who
now walks alone in the world. The
shadows of evening heightened, but
darker were the shadows that fell upon
the Brown household, for at 4 o'clock
on Thursday the spirit of David Brown
took lis flight.
David Brown was born near Belfast,
Ireland, February %, 1922, and came
with father to Wheeling, at the age of
Is. about the year 1888. He remained
10 that city about five years, when be
went to st. Louis, spending two or three
years in that city, removing from there
to Keokuk, Iowa, where he remained
about three years, In the meantime. his
father, John Brown, had located at the
site of the present homestead, to which
David came about the year 1S49, and
continued to reside there during the re-
mainder of his life. He was the father
of five children, but two of whom. Mrs.
r. K. GiffeD, of Wheeling, and Mrs Robt.
Hammond, of near this place, together
with loving and devoted wife, survive.
The life of the deceased was more of a
success than falls to the average lot of
h1ohs AAO " cAo q pOoOCOoCu VI UilR
sense and sound judgment, and he had
an abiding faith in the social and indus
trial advancement of his adopted land
hence. in the infancy of the industrial
development of the towns along our riv-
er front, he was active, and invested
capital to aid in the building of glass
houses and iron mills. For a number of
years he was director in the Etna
mill, and at the time of his death was
director in the LaBelle Glass company. |
Mr.. Brown was an early advocate of |
the National banking system, and was |
one Of the charter members and direc- |
tors from The beginning of the First |
National Bank of this place, and at the |
time of his death was its president He |
was especially interested in the promo.
ton of agriculture, and for many years |
was the confidential reporter of the Ag. !
ricultural Bureau at Washington, from |
this section. In the church of his choice,
the United Presbyterian, he was pillar,
true to bis religious convictions under |
all circumstances. He was a loving
husband and doting parent, whose life
was one of great usefulness.
The funerals occurred on SATURDAY.,
from the late residence of deceased.
Side by side. in elegant caskets, about
which were beautiful floral trlbutes
FROM loving friends. lay the inanimate
forms of father and daughter. The
large gathering of neighbors and friends
the high esteem ia which the
deceased we're held
The services were conducted by Rev
rhtS. Balph, assisted by Revs Robt. Az
exander and j. T. Mcclure. of Wheeling,
and were of the most solemn and i'm
presslve character. Short addresses were
made, in which the life and character
of the deceased were alluded to in beau
tiful words. After which the funeral
procession, with two bearseS, was FORM
ed, and the remains. followed by Mrs.
Brown, the sorrOwiHg wife and mother,
and Mr.. d. W. Luke, the stricken hus-
band, and other relatives, were borne to
the Union cemetery, in this place, and
the sundering of the family ties were
No such occurrence as that
Of a double funeral of father and daugh.
ter, is recollected as ever having taken
place before in this vicinity.
BANKING Rooms OF THE FIRST Ma
TIoNAL BANK, OF st. Clairsville, O.,
January 14th, 1887.
At special meeting of the Board Of
Directors. called this day to take action
as to the death of David Brown, our
ate President, on motion, Geo. Brown
was chosen President pro tem., and it
was ordered that the following minutes
be placed on the records of this Bank:
David Brown. President of this Bank,
died at his residence near St. Clairsville,
on the evening of the 18th of January,
1887. He was one of its charter mems
bers, and director from its OrganiZa-
ton until the death OF its President, D.
d. T. Cowen-at which time be was
and has since faithfully and
discharged his duties as
its President. AS mark of high re-
spect to his memory, it is ordered that
there be placed upon our records the
minutes and the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That we have received with
profound sorrow the announcement of
the death of David Brown, our late
President.
Resolved, That We tender to his FAM
lily our coincidence, and that a copy of
these proceedings be furnished them.
Resolved. That the banking house be
closed and appropriately draped in
mourning on the day of his funeral.
GEO. BROWN, Pres't pro TEN.
j. R. MITCHELL. Cashier.